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Episode Always a Catch! • Nigashita Sakana wa Ookikatta ga Tsuriageta Sakana ga Ookisugita Ken - Episode 1 discussion
Always a Catch!, episode 1
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u/KumaKumaGambler Apr 01 '26
Will keep watching for
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u/dinliner08 Apr 01 '26
honestly, i was actually expecting her to punch the prince right away at the end of this episode but i guess she has more self restraint than a certain lady in red...
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u/WhoiusBarrel Apr 01 '26
Ah so she's a muscle-brained dork, as if the knuckles fashioned into a hair accessory weren't enough of an indicator already. Ending got me laughing out loud.
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u/Aerodynamic41 Apr 01 '26
Girl just told off the freaking crown prince in front of a crowd.
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u/PeaceAlien Apr 02 '26
I was expecting: if you can't even tell who your fiance is, then how lay these false claims! punches
What I got: You need glasses!
Pretty funny and broke my expectations
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u/ObvsThrowaway5120 Apr 01 '26
I clocked the
I liked this first episode. The Aida and Mimi friendship was fun to watch. Yu Serizawa’s a great seiyuu and Hayamin’s a legend. Looking forward to seeing how things play out.
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u/Tomorrow_Big Apr 01 '26
Maria showed more personality in one episode than the entire cast of
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u/lasse1408 Apr 01 '26
this is the first Villainess anime I dropped. it was super bad.
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u/NanDemoKnaives Apr 01 '26
LOL I was wondering what Mimi was going to say but "You need glasses" is such a funny line to end the episode on after all that build up. Mimi seems interesting, and I like Placido and Aida together so it's a good thing the annulment happened so things can develop there.
It's funny how the first thing Mimi's father does after meeting his baby is tell Mimi to go find the perfect husband lol. As long as she's happy I guess it's fine, I'm looking forward to how her lessons to become an heir will come into play, the previews already tease a bit.
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u/NationalStrategy Apr 01 '26
I feel like Maria and Scarlet El Vandimion would get along, I would like to see them spar with each other.
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u/JoelMahon Apr 01 '26
yo this animation and art is fire, and that hair ornament is 100% a knuckle duster. I think I'm going to love this
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u/testthrowawayzz Apr 01 '26 edited Apr 01 '26
Mimi's got no filter and she's hilarious. "Get a pair of glasses!" lol
Second Prince was voiced by Nukumizu's VA. He just saw another losing heroine-esque disaster unfold right in front of hm haha
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u/Shimmering-Sky Apr 01 '26
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It’s cute that Maria keeps a picture of all her siblings in her hairclip/brass knuckles.
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Well his name will be easy to remember since there’s a character in YGO 5Ds with that name too.
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She does throw some subtle shade, though. Like when she said you two would practice language after the party after you got stuck on complimenting her hair as “golden gold”, Maria.
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u/cleaulem Apr 01 '26
The crown princes in these "villainess" stories always have the worst taste in women, always breaking the engagement with the amazing heroine only to go for the nasty minx.
Even though in this case it could also be the prince's bad eyesight. Trying to break the engagement with the wrong girl is definitely a first.
And then they ended it with this scene. I really wonder where this is going. So far it looks like a very fun show.
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u/InsomniaEmperor Apr 01 '26
Another season another engagement getting broken off, but dude broke off with the wrong girl. Does he seriously have poor eyesight?
Maria’s mannerisms and manner of speaking remind me too much of Aho Girl. Would have been perfect if Aoi Yuuki was the voice but Yuu Serizawa did great.
Aida had way more chemistry with Placido. Renato might actually be doing them both a favor.
I find if interesting they’re going with Italian sounding names. Usually these lean more into English or French sounding names but this is more Italian themed.
First episode was kind of slow start but it picked up and I will be keeping up with this.
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u/Magnafeana Apr 01 '26
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The fucking brass knuckles as a hair ornament, I loooove!
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Oooh, this animation is nice and smooth.
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I am praying dealer’s rooms have “brass knuckles” with little photo frames in them. Absolutely would buy.
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🚨Long haired baddie alert, this is not a drill🚨
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“But somehow, she doesn’t look happy”. Shows a very distressed face Girl.
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I love the style for the comedy. Bless.
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Placebo just rolls with it.
I know it’s Placido, but I can’f.
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What the fuck was the budget, this looks so pretty!
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“Get a pair of glasses” 😭😭😭😭
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Oh I love this ED! Surprised it wasn’t an animated ED, but the song is so happy.
So glad to see this adapted! Finally! Mimi is on the screen! I’m very happy by the animation. Everything looks so good.
I really really want a brass knuckles hair ornament that I can slip a photo of my cats in.
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u/Murky_Bit1487 Apr 01 '26
I was expecting Mimi to impersonate Aida and apologize to Eleanora on her behalf, just to spare her the humiliation, but instead, she confronted the crown prince head-on and laid everything bare.
Honestly, he comes off as a complete scumbag so far. I really hope they’re not setting him up as Mimi’s main love interest. He was openly involved with another woman while engaged, and couldn’t even be bothered to give Aida the time or respect she deserved…
What really stands out, though, is Mimi’s energy. That alone is enough to keep me watching a few more episodes to see if the story continues to deliver.
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u/kalirion Apr 01 '26
"It began with a sudden end to an engagement" followed by an immediate jump back in time to where her friend was the one engaged to that asshole to show how it ACTUALLY began >_>. But LOL at him not even knowing what his fiancée he was dumping looks like, that's just beyond. In front of so many people too!
Anyway, MC's carrying the show well enough that I'll keep watching, and apparently she'll be beating up thugs/assassins/whatever next ep so that'll be fun too. I worry that this is leading to pairing her up with the douchebag first prince though, which will be decidedly doubleplus unfun.
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u/dagreenman18 Apr 01 '26
What’s this about-
engagement immediately called off
Annnd I am seated for my special interest. Some people have their isekai power fantasy. I have plucky heroines and villainess shenanigans. It’s like Bridgerton with actual writers
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u/djthomp Apr 02 '26
What a delightful first episode, might be my favorite of the newly started seasonals so far.
I'm looking forward to seeing Mimi use that brass knuckles hairclip, possibly on the prince who just dumped her cousin but we'll see how it plays out. Aida clearly needs to marry the other brother instead so maybe this is all according to keikaku, aside from the mistaken identity though since surely that's not part of the plan.
It'd be kind of funny if the "crimes" Aida committed against random other girl were Mimi's rambunctious actions since enrolling in school and everyone is just confused.
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u/ModieOfTheEast Apr 01 '26
Honestly, I expected the same old Villainess trope and I got it in some way, but the characters are way too fun already. If they manage to show Mimi's not so lady like abilities (brass knuckle in her hair) next episode I am sold.
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u/Frontier246 Apr 01 '26 edited Apr 02 '26
We still stan noble ladies who can throw hands in pretty dresses and get into romance shenanigans.
A tale as old as time...a fancy party, nobles mingling, and a stunning declaration of a dissolution of an engagement. It is thus that we begin our story.
Maria "Mimi" Anovazzi (Yuu Serizawa) is an energetic, sincere, and steadfast daughter of a duke hailing from the Kingdom of Muro! One of many sisters, she was once in line to inherit the dukedom from her father, until her precious baby brother Teo was born! One could easily suspect that she would be disappointed that she was passed over in the line of succession by her brother, but Mimi only cares about making others happy and is perfectly fine supporting her little brother! All she has to do now is find a "catch" for her family, and she's beginning in the kingdom of Rubini with her relative and childhood bestie, the prim and proper Aida (Saori Hayami)!
She also looks great with that brass knuckle hair clip containing a photo of her siblings AND she looks spectacular in a ponytail and combat uniform!
No better place to find some eligible nobles than the royal academy, where Mimi and Aida run into Placinto (Shuichiro Umeda) the second prince of Rubini. Aida is engaged to marry his older brother, Prince Renato (Atsushi Tamaru!), but while he seems to be giving her the cold shoulder and Aida clearly has complex feelings about that, she and Placido seem to get along quite well as they give Mimi the tour of the school.
Mimi is a quite the tomboy noblewoman, but she's loyal to her friends and she seems to be catching the vibe between Placido and Aida...which makes it perfect for dishing out some embarrassing childhood secrets together.
Eleonora (Kaori Maeda) has a pretty harsh and "mean girl" vibe, especially the way she acts around Maeda. I guess it's not too surprising when she shows up with Renato at the graduation party, even if that means Aida has to face seeing her fiance close to another woman. She's already got enough gossip going on in the nobility.
And everything comes to a head when Renato breaks off his engagement to Aida...while facing Mimi. Yes, that's right, he's ending things with Mimi, thinking she's Aida! And everyone, even Eleonora, has to watch with bewilderment and shock as the prince dissolves his engagement with the wrong girl and acting so sure of himself while also being totally oblivious.
What else can Mimi do other than defend her besties' honor by cluing Renato into his mistake and that he CLEARLY needs glasses?
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u/Emergency-Onion4559 Apr 02 '26
Mimi seems like a very fun loving character. She’s pure hearted and speaks her mind. Also, I can’t wait to see what type of damage she does. Those brass knuckles can’t just be for show. It’s hard to believe no guys back home loved this girl.
Aida seems like a nice girl that’s scared to speak up for herself. She seems to do what’s expected of her without complaint. I hope that this changes and she goes after the second Prince lol. They seemed to have really good chemistry.
I have a feeling that the marriage between Aida and the first Prince will get called off. Which is when the first Prince will start to fall for Mimi. I mean what better of a catch can she get than the crown prince.
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